DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/07/2009    Duedate: 09/19/2009

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-514

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KESTRATLAK
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5511) [25-17-0,107]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KESTRATLAK                     POSITION IS EMPTY
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          
(2-5511) [25-17-0,107]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GROND                          GULBY
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5540) [20-14-0,97]          (2-5558) [16-9-1,88]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE GOLDEN FISH (147)       32
2. MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)      8      MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)
3. PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)    0      Unchartered Team
4. STEEL ARMS (658)             0
5. DEADLY DANCERS (424)         0      THE BACKSTABBERS (50)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 PEANUT BUTTER FUDG (657)  43  22  1 66.2   1/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    13  2 0
 2- 2 STEEL ARMS (658)          26  19  2 57.8   2- 2 STEEL ARMS (658)          5  1 0
 3/ 0 MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)   30  24  1 55.6   3- 3 PEANUT BUTTER FUDG (657)  2  3 0
 4/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    709 784 22 47.5   4/ 0 MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)   1  0 0
 5- 4 DEADLY DANCERS (424)      19  23  1 45.2   5- 4 DEADLY DANCERS (424)      0  1 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

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                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 631): DOOMTAIL of EVIL BEAVERS (Dark One, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 513): KESTRATLAK of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 637): FARFALE of PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 612): JOSEPH of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 632): FELISSA HURM of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 630): CONCUSSION of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 635): CANDY CANE of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 623): DEIMOS of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 621): DIRT BATH of GHOST RIDERS TOO (Bladerunner, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 620): BONEFACE of RAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 592): SHERRY of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 584): TORCHLIGHT KID of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 563): COLLINGWOOD of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 568): CORRUPT TURNKEY of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 519): TELENIA of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 250): VARDIN ABEQ of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 238): STINGAREE of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 469): CAPTAIN SCOURGE of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 214): MYSTIQUE of BARBARIAN HORDE (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 513): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (TUM, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 631): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 513): THE GOLDEN FISH
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 637): PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 612): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 632): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 630): GOLDEN DAWN (?, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 635): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 623): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 621): GHOST RIDERS TOO (Bladerunner, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 320): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 592): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 584): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 263): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 568): DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 519): OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 250): USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 238): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 469): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 214): BARBARIAN HORDE (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 513) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 631): MIASMA of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 636): SUPER SENIOR of GENERATION X (?, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 631): KATIRONA MURH of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 623): DEIMOS of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 621): CAUDIERS of STREET PIZZA (The Upright Man, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 583): GURU GNU of HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 568): THE HYPHEN-DASH of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 519): TELENIA of OMINOUS REIGN (Archaic Elf, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 249): NO-STICK TAPE of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     I may have mentioned before that I don't like it that the Kung-Fu Master is an
orc, it gives them too much of an advantage.  But then, he said to me that he doesn't
like it that the duelmaster is a golem, so I guess we're even on not liking stuff.
And if I'm going to be the duelmaster, I want to hold it by winning fights.

                                     Kestratlak

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon NIANIA, for I, 
Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  Practice pays for GULBY, who pummelled KHALHUMS 
DWARF, to pocket 13 points.  KESTRATLAK successfully staved off a grab for the roses 
by CONVICTED ASSASSIN of NIANIA.  Does NIANIA have no one talented enough to dethrone 
him?  Word has it one team in NIANIA is using psychics to predict wins.  They lead a 
charmed life!   
     And how sociable are NIANIA's warriors?  Come, let us see.   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Ask not for whom the 
sword slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     All good things must come to an end.  As if buffeted by forces of nature beyond 
my control, I must take my leave of this place.  Do not despair!  I shall return!-- 
Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KESTRATLAK 5511              25  17  0   107       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GROND 5540                   20  14  0    97       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-EIO YUE 5568                 10   3  0    97       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
 GOLDINA 5563                 14   5  0    92       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GULBY 5558                   16   9  1    88       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-BRANDY PINKERTON 5565        10   3  1    88       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
-EDWARD O'HARE 5461           12   7  0    87       MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)
-BUBBA BENDER 5566             9   4  0    81       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAROLD MOON 5500              4   2  0    61       MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)
-LAW 5574                     11   2  0    59       STEEL ARMS (658)
-TWO-STEP 3426                 6   6  1    57       DEADLY DANCERS (424)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LILLY PEPPER 5564             8   5  0    49       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)
-YUKIO OKUTSU 5460             8  11  1    42       MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)
-BARETTA 5573                  6   4  1    34       STEEL ARMS (658)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LUGER 5576                    3   4  0    31       STEEL ARMS (658)
-LOMBATTA 3970                 2   2  0    26       DEADLY DANCERS (424)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DISCO DAN 3938                3   2  0    21       DEADLY DANCERS (424)
 LORINDA 5603                  3   1  0    19       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-ADSA JENSEN 5604              1   0  0    15       PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (657)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HAUS HEUS 5567          5  6 0 PEANUT BUTTER FU 657 BARBARIAN 3922        510  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

You see how it is!  Kes gets ol' Geroge Krag, the Kung-Fu Master, all stirred up, and
he comes out a second time and beats up on me.  I call this grossly unfair. -- Gulby
P.S.  Like a lot of life.

At least the Khalhums Dwarf is a dwarf.  And he lost. -- Goldina

I do not turn my back on the Convicted Assassin, and I don't care HOW friendly some
of my teammates are with some of his. -- Grond

The Mordant Deserter is piffling. -- Lorinda

Lilly -- I bet we could do it in Aradi. -- Grond

Gavin -- I'm not complaining.  I'm still trying to juggle two jobs down into the time
I spent on one job last year.  So far, it isn't working very well. -- Jorja

26 August 09
     There has been a run lately of personals and columns turning up in the wrong
     arenas.  When you email in something, check and make sure you have the correct
     arena number!  It's easy for a finger to slip onto the wrong key.  When the
     receipt comes back, check again to be sure it went where you intended!
     Vigilance is your friend, and mine too. -- the Editor

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

KESTRATLAK devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
GROND subdued INSURANCE SALESMAN in a exciting 1 minute melee.
GOLDINA narrowly defeated VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute duel.
GULBY viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a exciting 2 minute bloody veteran's fight.
HAROLD MOON devastated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
LORINDA devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   1 -  1      88  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -   7 -  1      68  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   5 -  0      64  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         BASHING ATTACK     7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -  14 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         AIMED BLOW         8 -   7 -  0      53  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   9 -  0      44  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 514 was great if you     Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    KESTRATLAK 5511            25  17  0  107 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
BASHING ATTACK   GROND 5540                 20  14  0   97 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
STRIKING ATTACK  GOLDINA 5563               14   5  0   92 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GROND 5540.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
GULBY 5558.  The ten other most popular fighters were GOLDINA 5563, GROND 5540, 
HAROLD MOON 5500, KESTRATLAK 5511, LORINDA 5603,  0,  0,  0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was LORINDA 5603.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KESTRATLAK 5511, HAROLD MOON 5500, GROND 5540, GOLDINA 5563, GULBY 
5558,  0,  0,  0,  0, and  0.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

KESTRATLAK (2-5511) THE GOLDEN FISH (147)